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" America's state religion, is patriotism, a phenomenon which has convinced many of the citizenry that 'treason' is morally worse than murder or rape. "

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" There is much more to being a patriot and a citizen than reciting the pledge or raising a flag. "

" It is lamentable, that to be a good patriot one must become the enemy of the rest of mankind. "

" I have no country to fight for; my country is the earth, and I am a citizen of the world. "

" Most terrorists are people deeply concerned by what they see as social, political, or religious injustice and hypocrisy, and the immediate grounds for their terrorism is often retaliation for an action of the United States. "

" I know it is very hard to rise above the influences of party prejudice. Often, it almost drowns the sentiment of patriotism. Party rancor and party hatred are the last serpents which the genius of patriotism can crush. "

Joseph P. Bradley

" It is not the Government, the members of Parliament to whom the ultimate decision belongs, it is up to you to go forward sure of your sacred right of free opinion, sure of your patriotism. "

" I think English film is very embarrassed by patriotism, generally. "

" I'm an advocate of the great Dr. Johnson, the English man of letters who said that patriotism was the last refuge of the scoundrel. "

George Galloway

" Patriotism was a living fire of unquestioned belief and purpose. "

" True patriotism is better than the wrong kind of piety. "

Abraham Lincoln

" No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach. "

" You'll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human race. "

George Bernard Shaw

" I am a loyal American, and I love my country. "

" I have a great belief in the future of my people and my country. "

Marian Anderson

" To me a real patriot is like a real friend. Who's your real friend? It's the person who tells you the truth. That's who my real friends are. So, you know, I think as far as our country goes, we need more people who will do that. "

" One of the great attractions of patriotism - it fulfills our worst wishes. In the person of our nation we are able, vicariously, to bully and cheat. Bully and cheat, what's more, with a feeling that we are profoundly virtuous. "

" My definition, the definition that I've always believed in, is that esprit de corps means love for one's own military legion - in my case, the United States Marine Corps. It means more than self-preservation, religion, or patriotism. I've also learned that this loyalty to one's corps travels both ways: up and down. "

" Patriot: the person who can holler the loudest without knowing what he is hollering about. "

" I want America to be more like America, if you will. I want the songs, that patriotism we have. "

" The aspects of patriotism that hush dissent, encourage going along, and sanction comfortable distancing and compliance with what is indecent and unacceptable... those aspects are too fundamental to ignore or gloss over. "

Bernadine Dohrn

" I want to light the lights of patriotism. "

" Dissent is the highest form of patriotism. "

" Nothing can be better calculated to advance our interests and character than the establishment of a liberal and disinterested policy, enlightened by patriotism and guided by wisdom. "

" Patriotism is the secret resource of a successful society. "

Michael Ignatieff

" Look, I think Hispanic community - the values that resonate in our community are fundamentally conservative. They are faith, family and patriotism. "

" To believe that patriotism will not flourish if patriotic ceremonies are voluntary... is to make an unflattering estimate of the appeal of our institutions to free minds. "

" For you are the makers of the flag and it is well that you glory in the making. "

Franklin Knight Lane

" The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border? "

" Let no American imagine that Zionism is inconsistent with patriotism. Multiple loyalties are objectionable only if they are inconsistent. "

Louis D. Brandeis